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This week we had our first tutorials. For me this meant an introductory video conference with my assigned tutor and 18 other students, who had turned up (apparently twice that many had signed up to this specific session but didn’t show). Us students are a crazy mix of different degree pathways. Not everybody in my study group has chosen R60 BSc Cyber Security. Some are aiming to become engineers, mathematicians, analysts, software developers, economists, even psychologists –

After graduating in Horticulture (MSc) in Germany, then moving to the UK and working as a Horticulturist for the past 20 years, I knew all along my body would not withstand the substantial demand forever. The physicality of my job was always part of why I loved my work. Plus I’ve always been pushing myself harder. Initially it was a fun game and competitive challenge to keep up with men. It would make me proud that I worked just as fast or could lift just as heavy as my male

Since deciding my new career path takes me into Cybersecurity, I started to look into different podcasts which would give me news and updates about the developments and challenges in the Cyberworld. It is a vital view into the digital realm of practicing Security Researchers, Hackers, Threat Hunters and Penetration Testers. For me it opened a whole new and vast universe, which immediately got me hooked and fascinated - a great feeling, as it's confirming I had chosen the rig